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Access Settings on Folders in Win XP

by dr_dumb99 Aug 7, 2007 7:30PM PDT

Hi!
I am using Win XP. I am on LAN in workgroup envoirnment. All I want to give access to some specific IPs [when I share a folder on my system]. How can I achieve this.

Thanks in advance

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Re; file sharing

by Kees Bakker Aug 7, 2007 8:55PM PDT

Sorry, that's not possible by IP address.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304040 tells about simple file sharing in Windows XP Home. In Windows XP Professional (when part of a domain) it's based on userid's (and passwords).

Kees

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